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By Alaska Science Center July 30, 2019

Maps showing the sampling extent in the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).

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NPPSD Sampling Effort Maps

Geographic coverage of the transect samples in NPPSD
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Geographic coverage of the transect samples in North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD). Samples from Version 1.0 release are represented by dark blue points; samples added in the Version 2.0 release are represented by light blue points; samples added for Version 3 are represented by dark yellow points; samples added for Version 4 are represented by dark red points.  Map Credit: Sarah Schoen, USGS.
Maps displaying the spatial-temporal variability in the NPPSD 3.0 dataset
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Maps displaying the spatial-temporal variability in sampling effort (transects) in the NPPSD v3. Map Credit: Gary Drew, USGS

Maps below showing sum of area sampled during five time periods:

  • (A) 1973–1982
  • (B) 1983–1992
  • (C) 1993–2002
  • (D) 2003–2012
  • (E) 2013-2019
Maps showing sum of area sampled during time periods (A) 1973–1982. Cells are 50 × 50 km
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Maps showing sum of area sampled during time period (B) 1983–1992. Cells are 50 × 50 km
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Maps showing sum of area sampled during time periods (C) 1993–2002. Cells are 50 × 50 km
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Maps showing sum of area sampled during time periods (D) 2003–2012. Cells are 50 × 50 km
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NPPSD V3 Map showing sum of area sampled 2013-2019
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NPPSD illustration

North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database

The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) contains survey transect data designed and conducted by numerous partners primarily to census seabirds at sea. The NPPSD includes more than 486,000 transect segments and includes observations of over 20 million birds of 258 species collected over the span of 50 years (from 1973 to 2022).
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Alaska Science Center
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North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database

The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) contains survey transect data designed and conducted by numerous partners primarily to census seabirds at sea. The NPPSD includes more than 486,000 transect segments and includes observations of over 20 million birds of 258 species collected over the span of 50 years (from 1973 to 2022).
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Spatial extent of North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database samples

NPPSD Resources and Protocols

List of resources and protocols used by the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).
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Alaska Science Center
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NPPSD Resources and Protocols

List of resources and protocols used by the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).
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